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5-Letter Words Starting With PUM

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Popular 5-Letter Words Starting With PUM

The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.

All 5-Letter Words Starting With PUM 3 words

How common is PUM at the start of five-letter words?

Our combined English word list has 3 five-letter words that start with PUM. They average 9.7 points and the best is PUMPS (11 points).

Total words
3
Average Scrabble score
9.7
out of 11 max
Everyday words
67%
common in ordinary English
Most common ending
S
66.7% of words

Most common last letters

  • s 66.7%
  • e 33.3%

Top vowel pairs

  • ie33.3%

Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.

Rare words worth knowing

Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.

Highest-scoring five-letter word that starts with PUM

p 3u 1m 3p 3s 1

P 3 + U 1 + M 3 + P 3 + S 1 = 11 points

Double word
22 pts
Triple word
33 pts

Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).

pumps

Form of pump

  1. nouna mechanical device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction
  2. nounthe hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body“he stood still, his heart thumping wildly”
  3. nouna low-cut shoe without fastenings
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How many five-letter words that start with PUM are there?

There are 3 five-letter words that start with PUM in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.

What is the highest-scoring five-letter word that starts with PUM?

PUMPS is worth 11 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are PUMAS (9), PUMIE (9).